The Heckler

The Heckler: those who doubt the brilliance of Phil Collins are snobs

10 December 2015 3:00 pm

Three boos for those rotten spoilsports who started an online petition against Phil Collins coming out of retirement (there’s already…

The Heckler: those who doubt the brilliance of Phil Collins are snobs

10 December 2015 3:00 pm

Three boos for those rotten spoilsports who started an online petition against Phil Collins coming out of retirement (there’s already…

The Heckler: why we must stop Thomas Heatherwick's Garden Bridge

21 November 2015 9:00 am

Thomas Heatherwick is the most famous designer in the United Kingdom today and has an unquestionable flair for attention-grabbing creations.…

Thomas Heatherwick

19 November 2015 3:00 pm

Thomas Heatherwick is the most famous designer in the United Kingdom today and has an unquestionable flair for attention-grabbing creations.…

Thomas Heatherwick

19 November 2015 3:00 pm

Thomas Heatherwick is the most famous designer in the United Kingdom today and has an unquestionable flair for attention-grabbing creations.…

The Heckler: the disingenuous custom of the ‘press night’ should be scrapped

5 September 2015 9:00 am

Sam Mendes once said there is no such thing as the history of British theatre, only the history of British…

Press night

3 September 2015 1:00 pm

Sam Mendes once said there is no such thing as the history of British theatre, only the history of British…

Press night

3 September 2015 1:00 pm

Sam Mendes once said there is no such thing as the history of British theatre, only the history of British…

Ai Weiwei: the perfect Asian artist for lazy western curators

22 August 2015 9:00 am

In September, the Royal Academy of Arts will present a solo exhibition of works by the Chinese artist Ai Weiwei.…

Ai Weiwei

20 August 2015 1:00 pm

In September, the Royal Academy of Arts will present a solo exhibition of works by the Chinese artist Ai Weiwei.…

Ai Weiwei

20 August 2015 1:00 pm

In September, the Royal Academy of Arts will present a solo exhibition of works by the Chinese artist Ai Weiwei.…

The Heckler: architecture would be better off without Zaha Hadid

8 August 2015 9:00 am

Zaha Hadid is the most famous woman architect in the world. Would women or, indeed, architecture, be better off without…

Zaha Hadid

6 August 2015 1:00 pm

Zaha Hadid is the most famous woman architect in the world. Would women or, indeed, architecture, be better off without…

Zaha Hadid

6 August 2015 1:00 pm

Zaha Hadid is the most famous woman architect in the world. Would women or, indeed, architecture, be better off without…

The Heckler: my decades-long campaign against Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau

13 June 2015 9:00 am

For anyone who has been interested in classical vocal music since the middle of the last century, whether choral, operatic…

Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau

11 June 2015 1:00 pm

For anyone who has been interested in classical vocal music since the middle of the last century, whether choral, operatic…

Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau

11 June 2015 1:00 pm

For anyone who has been interested in classical vocal music since the middle of the last century, whether choral, operatic…

The Heckler: Shakespeare's duds should be struck from the canon

16 May 2015 9:00 am

I love Shakespeare. But when he pulls on his wellies and hikes into the forest I yearn for the exit.…

Shakespeare’s duds

14 May 2015 1:00 pm

I love Shakespeare. But when he pulls on his wellies and hikes into the forest I yearn for the exit.…

Shakespeare’s duds

14 May 2015 1:00 pm

I love Shakespeare. But when he pulls on his wellies and hikes into the forest I yearn for the exit.…

The Heckler: why does John Eliot Gardiner have to be so rude?

2 May 2015 9:00 am

Sir John Eliot Gardiner is talented almost beyond measure. His Monteverdi Choir, English Baroque Soloists and stupidly named Orchestre Révolutionnaire…

John Eliot Gardiner

30 April 2015 1:00 pm

Sir John Eliot Gardiner is talented almost beyond measure. His Monteverdi Choir, English Baroque Soloists and stupidly named Orchestre Révolutionnaire…

John Eliot Gardiner

30 April 2015 1:00 pm

Sir John Eliot Gardiner is talented almost beyond measure. His Monteverdi Choir, English Baroque Soloists and stupidly named Orchestre Révolutionnaire…

The Heckler: Curators were once donnish scholars. Now they’re hip illiterates

25 April 2015 9:00 am

As a purveyor of lairy souvenirs Venice outdoes even Lourdes. The scores of shops and booths that peddle this lagoonal…

Curators

23 April 2015 1:00 pm

As a purveyor of lairy souvenirs Venice outdoes even Lourdes. The scores of shops and booths that peddle this lagoonal…